Christmas was celebrated not as a single day, but as a whole season in parts of the world, beginning with this day, December 24, Christmas Eve. Perhaps the practice of celebrating the evening before the big day is an echo from ancient Jewish reckoning. Among earlier Jews, a day began at six in the evening and ran until six the following evening. Had not Moses written: “An evening and a morning were the first day”? Christmas means “Christ-mass.” Although the date is a guess, the tradition of observing it goes back to at least the fourth century. Under the influence of the church, Christian traditions replaced pagan solstice festivals throughout Europe. Often the more innocent pagan practices (such as bringing in a Yule log, decorating with holly and the like) were carried over into the Christmas observance, transfigured with new meaning.

I celebrated my Christmas with my whole Family because it was the sweetest thing to do. Even though we don’t have so many foods to eat at that night but that is not really big deal for us because the true essence of Christmas is to celebrate it with your Family. We have so much fun in that night, we dance, sing, and we talked about our happy memories. Indeed a happy Family.

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